>"Barry Eichengreen thinks policymakers’ race to roll out new payment vehicles is being driven by some questionable _...Read More_

"Joseph E. Stiglitz & Jonathan D. Ostry thinks the Fund’s revised policy framework is better than the previous one, but still flawed."

“The affordability requirement was a good-intended measure,” said Councilmember Ross Appel, referring to Charleston’s price cap on accessory dwelling units. “But actually, that’s been currently in effect for the past year and a half, and we _...Read More_

"Joseph E. Stiglitz & Kevin P. Gallagher urge the Fund to greenlight members' use of capital controls as a tool to preserve financial stability."

"Putting a government-imposed cap on the cost of everyday goods would help consumers. But would it also implode the US economy?"

"There’s something about the phrase “price controls” that drives some people — mainly economists — around the bend. But history shows that market economies rarely go very long without needing some form of price control — especially in a _...Read More_

>"James K. Galbraith urges the US to revive a policy framework that worked extraordinarily well for most of _...Read More_

>"External factors and unintended consequences mean governments of all stripes have limited ability to shape outcomes"

"Political fecklessness in face of rising prices is not unique to the current surge."

“The effort to control supply lurking within price stabilization produced the taboo against overtly political control of markets."

Very interesting and excellent piece on the price control debate "Most economists would argue that inflation is a monetary phenomenon, so best dealt with via higher interest rates. In the textbooks, the process through which this works to _...Read More_

"Increasing the price of money through higher interest rates would be a crude and potentially damaging way of dealing with inflation, especially when it is being driven by huge rises in a few specific goods. So why not control the prices of _...Read More_

"Why price controls are a bad tool for fighting inflation: The simple theory, some more complex theory, and some historical evidence."

"In past rulings, the court has acknowledged that there’s a connection between the ability of women to control their reproductive lives and the economic health of the nation."